Best Universities for Genetics in the World

Updated:

EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Genetics. A graph of 1.1B citations received by 30.5M academic papers made by 6,045 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

3. Stanford University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

5. University of Pennsylvania

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

7. Yale University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

9. Cornell University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

10. University of California-San Diego

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

11. University of Toronto

For Genetics

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

13. University of California - Los Angeles

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

15. University of Tokyo

For Genetics

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

16. Washington University in St Louis

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

19. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

20. Columbia University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

22. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

23. Kyoto University

For Genetics

#2 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

24. Baylor College of Medicine

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,774
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

26. Karolinska Institute

For Genetics

#4 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

27. University of California - Berkeley

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

28. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Genetics

#5 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

29. University of Pittsburgh

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

30. Osaka University

For Genetics

#3 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

31. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

32. University of Chicago

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

33. University of British Columbia

For Genetics

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

34. University of California - Davis

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

35. Emory University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

36. Northwestern University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

37. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$12,328
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,018

38. New York University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

39. McGill University

For Genetics

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

40. Ohio State University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

41. University of Southern California

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

42. University of Florida

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

44. Duke University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

45. University of Melbourne

For Genetics

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
77,162
Founded
1853

46. University of Copenhagen

For Genetics

#7 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

48. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

49. University of Utah

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

50. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Genetics

#4 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

51. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,261
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1963

52. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

53. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Genetics

#9 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

54. Catholic University of Leuven

For Genetics

#10 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

55. Case Western Reserve University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

56. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

57. Vanderbilt University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

58. Peking University

For Genetics

#5 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

59. University of Munich

For Genetics

#11 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

60. Rockefeller University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
281
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1901

61. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Genetics

#6 in Asia
#3 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

62. Pennsylvania State University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

63. Boston University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

64. Lund University

For Genetics

#12 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

65. Zhejiang University

For Genetics

#7 in Asia
#4 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

66. University of Iowa

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

68. University of Sao Paulo

For Genetics

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

69. University of Sydney

For Genetics

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

70. University of Alberta

For Genetics

#4 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

71. Tel Aviv University

For Genetics

#8 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

72. University of California - Irvine

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

73. University of Virginia

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

74. University of Helsinki

For Genetics

#13 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

75. Seoul National University

For Genetics

#9 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

77. University of Zurich

For Genetics

#15 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

78. University of Arizona

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

79. Peking Union Medical College

For Genetics

#10 in Asia
#5 in China
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

80. University of Amsterdam

For Genetics

#16 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

81. University of Milan

For Genetics

#17 in Europe
#1 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

84. Kyushu University

For Genetics

#11 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

85. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,636
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

87. University of Hong Kong

For Genetics

#13 in Asia
#6 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

88. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

89. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

90. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

92. Oregon Health & Science University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,942
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

93. Michigan State University

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

94. Utrecht University

For Genetics

#21 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1636

95. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,489
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1962

96. University of Miami

For Genetics

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

97. Sichuan University

For Genetics

#14 in Asia
#7 in China
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

98. Fudan University

For Genetics

#15 in Asia
#8 in China
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

99. Nagoya University

For Genetics

#16 in Asia
#5 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

100. Uppsala University

For Genetics

#22 in Europe
#3 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1477